Responsorial Psalm:

He, the Lord, is our God. He remembers his covenant for ever.

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia, Alleluia!

At various times in the past and in various differ-ent ways, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; but in our own time, the last days, he has spoken to us through his Son. Alleluia!

Money Matters Offertory Collection last weekend:

£723.30 of which £434.80 was Gift Aided.

Christmas Collection: £1815.12 (To the Parish funds)

Gift Aid: If you are a Tax Payer, please consider filling out the Gift

Aid form which is in the church porch to receive a box of weekly

envelopes for your offertory donation or for a one-off

donation then please use the Green envelopes.

Please remember to write your name, address, sign and date the

green envelope. Thank you for supporting

our Parish.

Let us pray for the Sick

Mary Hughes, Jenny Mans-ley, Jennifer Rowley, Nancy Wilson, Joe Goggin, Joe & Luisa Desena, Peggy Ed-wards, Sheelagh Fulham, Margaret Stubbs, Philomena Lamano, Maureen Edwards,

Frances and Leo McManus, and for those who care for them.

We remember in our prayers Those whose anniversaries

occur this week (27th Dec) Richard Ward, Jeannie Scully, (28th Dec) Maria Brannen, Edward Stafford, William McManus, Agnes Ivy, Christopher Nicholls, Har-old Jones, Henry Roden (29th Dec) Julia Fox, Minnie Mary Jones (30th Dec) James Cummins, John Wilson (31st Dec) Mary Alice Ward,(1st Jan) Edward Thompson, Maria Desena (2nd Jan) Elizabeth O’Neill, Ann Blackwell, Isaac Rowlands, James Brunton, Margaret Mary Haw-kins, John Michael Durkin, and Basil Fraser

Eglwys Catholig Dewi Sant, Yr Wyddgrug

St.David’s Catholic Church, Mold

Parish Priest: Fr. Pius Mathew CMI,

St.David’s Presbytery, St.David’s Lane, Mold. CH7 1LH

Email: piuscmi@gmail.com 01352 752087 Deacon David Joy:01352 754722 LSUConvent:01352 700121

Website: http://www.stdavidsmold.org.uk/

27th December Saturday

Mass 5.30pm For People of the Parish

28th December Sunday

Mass 10am Int. Anita Byrne

(Marie Robinson)

Monday : 5th day: Octave of Christmas

29th Dec Mass 9.15am Int. Maureen Edwards (Bea Towey)

Tuesday: 6th Day: Octave of Christmas

30th Dec Mass 9.15am

Dolores Kelly RIP (Patrick Oliver)

Wednesday: 7th Day: Octave of Christmas

31st Dec Mass 9.15am

Int.Sr.Olivia (Maureen & Roland)

Thursday Mary, The Holy Mother of God

1st Jan Mass 10am

Dennis Nolan RIP (Chris Griffiths)

Friday Ss.Basil&Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops

2nd Jan Mass 9.15am

Stan Hammond RIP (Chris Griffiths)

LITURGY OF THE WEEK: Psalter Week I

Eucharistic Adoration with

Rosary and Benediction

Every Sunday At 4pm.

Everyone is Welcome

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)

Saturdays 10.30am to

11.30am & Before the Vigil

Mass (4.45-5.20pm)

Sundays before the Mass

(9.30-9.50am)

And at any time on request

28th December 2014 The Holy Family Year B

4th January Sunday

Mass 10am For People of the Parish

3rd January Saturday

Mass 5.30pm Int. Maureen Edwards

(Marie Robinson)

F rom the corner of the farmhouse

kitchen the mouse looked on as the farmer’s wife opened a small box. To his horror the mouse saw that it was a mouse-trap! So he went straight outside to the cow and asked her to help him with the trap. “It doesn’t really affect me” said the cow. So the mouse went to the chicken to ask for her help. But she said she was-n’t worried by it either. Even the pig was unmoved by the mouse’s pleas.

I n the middle of the night the trap snapped

shut and the farmer’s wife came downstairs to see what had happened. The mouse wasn’t in it. Instead a poisonous snake had been caught by the tail and it lashed out, biting her on the leg. The doctor came and said it would take a long time for her to be well

again. She needed building up with lots of chicken soup. So the farmer killed the chicken to make the soup.

W h e n t h e friends and

neighbours came round to sit with his wife they need-ed feeding so he butchered

the pig and had ham sand-wiches on hand for anyone who felt peckish. But unfor-tunately his wife got worse and after a few weeks she died. So the cow had to be slaughtered to provide food for the reception after the funeral. The whole house-hold was brought down simply because it failed to concern itself with the smallest of its members:

the mouse.

T he Holy Family was destined to

concern itself with the faults and failings of many. In fact, its ultimate destiny was to take on the sins of the world as Jesus hung on the cross of Calvary. Other

people’s problems are not their own business; they’re ours too. We belong to so many dif-ferent levels of fami-lies: our nuclear family at home; our extended family with grandpar-ents, aunts, uncles, cousins etc; the family that is our local area; our nation; the world-

wide family of humanity and the family of believers that is the Church.

T he feast of the H o l y F a m i l y

shows us that we all belong to each other because we all belong to God. And any problem that one of our family members might have is ours too. Even if it’s only the mouse!

WE ARE FAMILY FAITH IN FOCUS:

Thank you

My sincere THANKS to all who have worked so hard to make our Christ-mas celebrations mean-ingful and helpful – our Altar Servers, our musi-cians, our sacristans, all who cleaned and pol-ished and washed, all who provided and ar-ranged flowers, our read-ers, our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Com-munion, and all who helped in any way.

This is also an opportuni-ty to thank most sincerely all who work so hard throughout the year to keep our parish life active and fruitful. I am deeply grateful.

The Catenian Rosary Group

Since 2009, the Catenian Rosary Group have been sending Ro-saries to Aboriginals in Australia and to the Missions to 3rd World Countries in Africa. The work has now spread to islands in the Pacific.

To date they estimate to have despatched 135000 Rosaries but many more are need-ed.

So have you got un-used Rosaries hidden away in cupboards and drawers?

Please send them to:

Michael Blackburn 164 Green Park Road Halifax West Yorkshire HX3 0SP Phone: 01422352559 Email: michael@jjbr.co.uk

The Knights of St.Columba

THE KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA Coun-cil 614 invite all pen-sioners and house bound people to are totally free New year annual supper at O.L.R Church hall Buckley 5.30pm to 6.00pm start on Sat-urday 10th January 2015. It includes bingo and mu-sic by our own DJ Terry Loftus, you will be waited on by the Youth of our Parishes. Transport will also be available if re-quired. If you would like to come please let the following know. Mike Cotter Phone 01352 754820, John Nor-ris 01244 543514 & Terry Loftus 01244 544570 You are looked after like Kings & Queens So please don't miss out try and come. Michael Cresswell Council Secretary

Eucharistic Adoration.

On 2nd January, First Friday, there will be Holy Hour in the Covent from 3 to 4pm

Friends are God’s apology

for relations. (Hugh Kingsmill)